PGIM MD Paediatrics study plan

Map the full paediatrics syllabus into a one-page checklist covering growth and development, nutrition, neonatology, immunisation, infectious disease, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, neurology, endocrinology, haematology-oncology, genetics, behavioural and emergency topics

Build a personal baseline by attempting one 50-question mixed paediatrics paper under timed conditions and logging every wrong answer by topic

Revise neonatal resuscitation sequence and APGAR scoring until you can recite the steps and drug doses from memory without notes

List the routine UK immunisation schedule with ages and vaccine types and self-test it twice

Work through growth chart interpretation, plotting weight, height and head circumference and identifying faltering growth patterns

Compare breastfed versus formula-fed infant feeding and list indications, composition and complications of special formulas

Explain the assessment of developmental delay by domain and the red flags that trigger referral

Practise 30 extended matching or best-of-five questions on growth, nutrition and development and review every explanation

Consolidate neonatal medicine: prematurity complications, respiratory distress syndrome, jaundice, sepsis and hypoglycaemia

Summarise congenital heart disease by cyanotic versus acyanotic lesions and their classic examination findings

Revise paediatric respiratory disease including asthma stepwise management, bronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis

Answer 40 case-based questions on neonatology and cardiology and write a one-line learning point for each error

Review gastroenterology, hepatology and renal paediatrics including chronic diarrhoea, malabsorption, nephrotic and nephritic syndromes

Recite fluid and electrolyte management for dehydration in children and calculate maintenance requirements

Cover paediatric infections systematically: meningitis, sepsis, tuberculosis, HIV and common exanthems

Complete a 60-question timed mock covering weeks 1 to 3 content

Study paediatric neurology: seizures and epilepsy syndromes, febrile convulsions, cerebral palsy and headache

Review endocrinology including short stature, thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus and adrenal disorders

Outline haematology and oncology essentials: anaemias, bleeding disorders, leukaemia and lymphoma presentations

Practise interpreting investigations such as CSF results, blood gas, full blood count and thyroid function tests in paediatric scenarios

Revise paediatric emergencies: anaphylaxis, status epilepticus, diabetic ketoacidosis, severe asthma and shock, with drug doses and algorithms

Cover behavioural and developmental paediatrics including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, enuresis and sleep problems

Review genetics and metabolic medicine: dysmorphism, chromosomal abnormalities and newborn screening

Work through safeguarding and adolescent health scenarios, articulating what you would do and why

Complete two full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions

Analyse each mock by topic and identify the three areas still costing the most marks

Re-read your accumulated error log and rewrite each weak point as a flashcard question

Drill the flashcard set daily until you can answer every card correctly

Target the three weakest topics from week 7 with focused revision and 20 questions each

Rehearse structured clinical reasoning for data interpretation and communication-style questions

Simulate exam timing with one final 60-question paper and review only the errors

Consolidate the summary sheets into a single final revision document you can skim in 30 minutes